Astronomers discover a luminous nuclear transient ( phys.org )
Gravitational wave astronomy is such a boon in detecting these types of events early. One of the few consistently positive things to be alive with right now....
New Study Suggests Alien Life May Be Hiding on Freezing Cold Planets ( www.inverse.com )
A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb ( arstechnica.com )
Pale blue dot 2.0: Tiny Earth and tinier Moon spotted by Mars orbiter ( www.wionews.com )
NASA CHAPEA 1 mission: Locked volunteers inside Mars simulator for 378 days ( www.business-standard.com )
New 3D visualization highlights 5,000 galaxies revealed by Webb in CEERS survey ( web.archive.org )
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/1122944...
Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog: Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe. ( arstechnica.com )
[…]to accurately interpret some of the neutron stars’ signals, researchers must first understand what goes on inside them. They have their hunches, but experimenting directly on a neutron star is out of the question. So scientists need another way to test their theories. The behavior of matter in such a superdense object is...
Astronomers Surprised By a Distant Black Hole Roaring Back to Life ( gizmodo.com )
Black holes often sit at the centers of galaxies, where they can gorge themselves on the superheated material that falls into their abyssal event horizons. Now, a team of astronomers have observed the beginning of one such meal.
Mind-Melting Facts About the Sun ( www.jpl.nasa.gov )
Another great article and infographic from our JPL friends. Hope you enjoy!
The 44 Closest Stars and How They Compare to our Sun - Visual Capitalist ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
A great Sun comparison diagram that’s both informative and kinda retro.
Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands ( www.aljazeera.com )
The Celestial Zoo: A Map of 200+ Objects in our Universe ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
Massive map of bodies in the universe. Visit Pablo Carlos Budassi’s website for official posteres, pablocarlosbudassi.com/…/the-celestial-zoo-celest…. Not affiliated with the website or Pablo Budassi.
Who doesn't want a huge map of Mars! ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
A Logarithmic Map of the Entire Observable Universe ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
Since so many seemed to like the content of the universe post, I’ll post some more. I love these big diagrams and posters. I’m in no way affiliated with the site, but love how they present topics in large, easy to understand visuals. Hope you all like them too.
Webb Locates Dust Reservoirs in Two Supernovae ( www.nasa.gov )
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in early galaxies. Observations of two Type II supernovae, Supernova 2004et (SN 2004et) and Supernova 2017eaw (SN 2017eaw), have revealed large amounts of dust within the ejecta of each of these objects. The mass found...
Why Saturn's moons have been so hard to find ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Our Solar System possibly survived a supernova because of how the Sun formed ( arstechnica.com )
Stars are thought to form within enormous filaments of molecular gas. Regions where one or more of these filaments meet, known as hubs, are where massive stars form....
Dispelling the myth of the Proton rocket crash of 2 July 2013 ( twitter.com )
I hope spaceflight posts are welcome for now....
APOD: Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang ( botsin.space )
Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet – James Webb Space Telescope ( blogs.nasa.gov )
On June 25, 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned to famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. The initial imagery from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) is already fascinating researchers.
NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days ( www.france24.com )
Astronomers reveal evidence of universe's 'background hum' ( www.france24.com )
Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a "background hum" rumbling throughout the universe.